Context (Display)
Historic display label found with Z 30867 A-C: 'Figured Specimens from Camb Ant Soc / Bird Bolt Hotel 1906 / found in digging foundations for Norwich Union and Liberal Club. / 19 boxes sent to Archaeol[og]y Mus[eu]m / T McKenny Hughes'

[See image attached to record Z 26852 A. Katrina Dring, 05/02/2024]
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'BIRD BOLT CAMBRIDGE.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 26863 [A-D]: 'Various sherds of cooking pots, etc.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Found during building work, 1904-1906 (see Browne, p. 26)
Event Date 1904
Author: maa

Context (References)
Hughes, Thomas McKenny. (1907). 'On the Section Seen and the Objects Found During Excavations on the Site of the Old Bird Bolt Hotel'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 11(3). pp. 424-445
Event Date 1907
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Browne, David M. (1974). 'An Archaeological Gazetteer of the City of Cambridge.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 65. p. 26
Event Date 1974
Author: Danlei Zhou

Description (Physical description)
Seven sherds from various vessels. One is a rim sherd with a everted, flat, thickened rim, a short, constricted neck, and horizontal wavy grooves and an applied vertical strip with thumbed impressions on body. One is a rim sherd with a hammerhead, flat rim and remains of a flat, grooved strap handle from rim. Four body sherds with various incised and applied decorations. One body sherd with rouletted decoration.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Danlei Zhou